GZ Expat, Part II

New Year Breakfast

New Year Breakfast

links for 2009-12-27

• The latest on Northwest flight 253 | The Economist
  The most ridiculous new rule prohibits passengers on US-bound international flights from leaving their seats or having anything on their laps—even a laptop or a pillow—during the final hour of flight. (GZE2 - what next?)
  (tags: travel usa)

links for 2009-12-21

• "...Dukakis Without The Administrative Skill." - Winds of Change.NET
  What's costing the president are three things: a laissez faire style of leadership that appears weak and removed to everyday Americans, a failure to articulate and defend any coherent ideological position on virtually anything, and a widespread perception that he cares more about special interests like bank, credit card, oil and coal, and health and pharmaceutical companies than he does about the people they are shafting.
  (tags: obama)

links for 2009-12-09

• Surf's up as biggest waves in five years come to Hawaii after North Pacific storm | Mail Online

links for 2009-12-06

• Latest injury will derail Oden for good - NBA News - FOX Sports on MSN
  Oden's physical woes are reminiscent of the careers of Sam Bowie (who played in only 511 of 820 possible games), and Bill Walton (468 of 820). But, when healthy, Bowie was an outstanding high-post player, and Walton was one of the finest centers of his generation. Oden is, and will be, neither.
  (tags: sports oregon blazers)

links for 2009-12-03

• A new identity possible for OSU
  Nike has moved OSU into its exclusive group of Tier I level schools – joining the likes of Ohio State, Southern Cal, Florida, Florida State, Miami, Texas, as well as Oregon and others – and will provide the latest in uniform design and sports technology.
  (tags: sports)